So they coulda done it this entire time? What are we doing?
this post was submitted on 14 Mar 2026
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“Past crackdowns in Cambodia have often left the financial and protection networks intact, allowing operations to quickly reconstitute.”
Not to mention there might be some profit to be made.
Yeah no I expect them to reappear elsewhere. just like in Myanmar.
Laos is just starting as well.
There is a recent book/report called Scam, about these scam compounds. Despite being illegal prisons / forced labor, they create a lot of economic opportunity in nearby towns and villages providing supplies and (paid) labor. Also, scam compound victims often get little sympathy, with notions such as "they are gamblers", "they want easy money", or plain old discrimination because they are foreigners.
Take a look at all the money they are talking about. They have scammed multiple billions and you can guess how many bribes they are able to throw around.
Can the guy with the gangster Simpsons screensaver stay?
That will slash their GDP. Brutally.
I don't know how much of the money they scammed stayed in the country.
They're mostly run by the triads, so not much.
Where do the computers go?
they are full of shit